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Donatello looked at April and his eyes glazed over. You poked him but he didn't even react. Leonardo passed by holding his favourite comic book and rushed in front of the television. You sighed as his favourite TV show theme music began to play. Raphael continued doing his push-ups a few feet away from the kitchen. Michelangelo on the other hand was playing games on a DS with a slice of pizza stuffed in his mouth and tomato sauce smeared on his lips. April was sitting on the couch with her back to you, working on something that was on her laptop. Donatello sighed and you pinched his arm.

"Ow!" he yelped.

"Donnie, you're too obvious." you whispered, "Just go, sit next to her, and asked her out. You've been staring at her for ages and I've been sitting here for ages waiting for you."

He stared at you, "_____, you have no idea how hard it is for a mutant ninja turtle to ask a regular human out!"

You nodded sarcastically, "Point taken. I have no idea because I'm like April. A 'regular' human. I live with four ninja turtles and a rat sensei; all of which are considered normal."

Donnie looked at you sadly, ignoring your previous statement, "She'll never say 'yes'. She doesn't even notice me."

"How do you even know that? Donnie, I might not know a lot about relationships but I do know how a girl acts when they notice a guy. She has totally noticed you. I mean, you made a flow chart on how to ask her out. What girl doesn't notice that?" you put your hands flat on the table.

He thought for a few moments, "You're right. And how did she notice the flowchart?"

"You do know that your flowchart's on the fridge right? Anyway, she noticed you when -"

He cut you off, "You know much more about girls." he looked at you right in the eye, "You're gonna help me."

You didn't think you heard him right, "I'm sorry, what?"

"You are gonna help me. You're the perfect one who can help."

"Help with what?" a voice said.

"I'm sensing something. Something that actually made me stop eating pizza. Yes, guys, you heard me right. Whatever is here right now, is more awesome than pizza." Mikey rushed over and sat down next to you.

Leo walked over, "Good timing. My show just finished. What's happening?"

You slapped your forehead, stood up, jumped over the couch and sat down next to April, "Hey April!"

She looked at you then back at her screen, "Oh hey _____."

"Whatya doing?" you asked.

"Emailing people."

"April, it's the holidays. There's heaps of time to do that later. Speaking of heaps of time…" you sat cross legged on the couch, "…there's heaps of time in choosing a boyfriend!" you forced a happy face.

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Leo stared at Donnie, "You made her do this didn't you?"

Donnie raised his finger, "Technically I didn't make her do it. She could have easily said 'no'."

"You know she won't." Leo slapped his forehead and shook his head. He couldn't believe that his younger brother was so desperate that he decided to use their other human friend, _____, to get April to like him.

Raph sighed and knocked on Donnie's head, "Donnie, when are you ever gonna get, in that massive brain of yours, that you don't have a chance with April."

Mikey ran over to the pizza box, grabbed another slice and ran back to them. He gobbled it down, "You know, this actually isn't more interesting than pizza." he said with a full mouth, "Asteroid belt, here I come!"

"Yes it's interesting." Donnie argued, "I mean, not that I care. I mean, of course I care! I mean -"

Raph put his hand over Donnie's mouth, "If you wanted to go this far in trying to achieve a date with April, we might at least listen to how the conversation is going."

Leo rested his hands on the table, "Donnie, she isn't in the right state. Anything could happen to her. She still feels lost."

"April is ready. She isn't lost." he insisted.

"I wasn't talking about April."

"Oh yeah, I still remember -" Mikey started.

"Shut up idiot!" Leo hissed, "Master Splinter told us to never talk about that day if she can hear us."

"I was gonna say I can still remember my high score that I had on that day. It was 5864." Mikey said proudly, "Now it's 6231."

"Mikey!" they all said in unison.

~flashback~

Master Splinter, Leo, and all of his younger brothers gathered around the girl who was about their age. A girl from the foot-clan named _____. The other foot-clan members lay knocked out on the ground. But this one caught their attention as she had been a good fighter. She had put up a strong fight with Leo and Raph but when Mikey and Donnie joined in, she stood no chance. Raph had thrown her down the side of the building. _____ landed on the garbage dump: a soft landing. They had run back down to where she landed. _____ began to stir and everyone drew their weapons as she opened her eyes. She backed away, eyes wide with fear.

"Who are you? What are you? Who am I?" she asked as she continued to back away. Her hand rubbed the back of her head and when she stopped rubbing, her hand was wet with blood.

Master Splinter put his hand on Leo's forearm. They all put away their weapons as their adopted rat father approached _____. She backed away even further.

"_____, you are hurt. Let us help you. We're your friends. I'm Master Splinter, and these are my sons Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo."

_____'s expression relaxed to the nth degree, "I don't…I don't remember."

~end of flashback~

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You shook your head, "April, it's right in front of you! Donnie is the one."

"I don't know. You think?"

"I know." you smiled as the goal had been achieved. You yawned, "It's a bit late. See you tomorrow. Good night. You should sleep too."

You back flipped and landed on your feet behind the couch. Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey were watching you from a distance. You stared at Donnie with an expression that said 'You owe me. Big time'. Walking past them, you went into your room and got ready for bed. It was quite late but the teenage mutant ninja turtles never sleep.

You fell asleep then and there on the couch in your room. When you woke up, it was early morning. You took a shower and got ready for breakfast. Donnie was in the kitchen cooking something. Raph was pulverising the dummy hanging from the ceiling and Leo was sitting at the table reading a newspaper. Well, you thought it was a newspaper but it turned out to be a comic book. Mikey was nowhere to be seen. Master Splinter came in with his staff thumping gently against the floor.

"_____, will you wake up Michelangelo?" he asked.

You stood up and bowed your head, "Hai, Sensei." you rushed off to find him.

He was in the tech room where Donnie keeps all of his toys. He was sleeping on the table, snoring. His DS was in front of him with 'GAME OVER' dancing around the screen.

You shook his shell gently, "Mikey. Mikey. Michelangelo! Wake up!" you poked his face, "Come on you hibernator!"

He grunted and murmured, "How come we can't tell _____ the truth? -- That's not fair -- She should know…"

You backed away. What didn't you know? Mikey suddenly jumped up onto the table and began to spin his nunchuku.

"Booyakasha!!" he yelled.

It was as if your body thought for itself. You lunged forward, managed to grab on to one of his nunchuku and stop it spinning. You swung my arm back and he was thrown to the other side of the room. You held one nunchuku in your hand.

He groaned an rubbed his head, "Raph…that wasn't fair." he looked up and saw you staring at him, "_____? Did you… Did you hear - "

You walked over to him and helped him up. You was still in a daze, "Um, you were talking and -" You handed him his weapon, "- and I heard…" your voice faltered.

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Mikey turned his head. All of his brothers and Master Splinter were standing at the door. They were looking at him with angry faces saying 'What have you done?!' He smiled nervously at them. They had seen and heard the whole thing. From the muttering in his sleep to _____ flipping him over and throwing him across the room.

"I'm sorry." _____ stammered, "I don't know -- I don't know what happened…" she pressed her hand against her head and collapsed.

They rushed over to her. _____ was knocked out cold.

"Mikey, what did we tell you?" Leo hissed.

"I'm sorry guys! It was an accident! I was dreaming about it and I must have said something." Mikey raised his hands in defence.

Raph came back out from _____'s room and shut the door, "What EXACTLY did you say?" he said in a 'quiet anger' tone.

Mikey said nothing. Leo banged his fists against the table, "What did you say?!"

Mikey backed away, surprised by Leo's sudden burst of anger, "I-I must have said something about telling her the truth."

Donnie shook his head, "This isn't good. We have to do something."

"Like what?" Raph demanded, "We can't brainwash her or something."

"Yes, that is an option." Donnie scratched his chin.

"My sons, I shall handle her myself through training. You must all be cautious of what you say." Master Splinter said as he gestured angrily to all of them, "If she discovers who she truly is, we will have a big problem on our hands. One of you, look after _____."

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You woke up, lying on your bed. You sat up and looked around. There was a turtle shadow that fell on your door and disappeared. Then it reappeared. Someone (some turtle) was pacing in front of your door.

You opened the slid open the door and Raph froze, "Hi, _____. How are you feeling? You've been out for a while."

"Oh you won't believe me. I had this dream that you and and the guys were keeping a secret from me." you laughed, "Weird huh?"

He didn't reply but he twirled his sai and put back into his sheaths which were on his shell. He smiled at you and you yawned. You tried to fix up your hair as best as you could.

"What time is it anyway? Where's everyone?" you stepped out and shut the door.

"It's afternoon already. April had to go to school, Leo, Donnie, and Mikey are out, Master Splinter's in the training room."

"Thanks."

"Master Splinter wants to see you."

"Oh okay. Do you wanna come?"

"Sure. I'll teach you how to fight to proper way." he punched his palm.

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Master Splinter sat, kneeling, with his eyes closed. He heard very soft steps that stopped near the door. He felt the ground groan more than it would for one person.

"My children. Come in." he said without opening his eyes.

There were steps approaching him. One set was light meaning it must have been _____. The other was heavy and strong meaning it must have been Raphael. He sensed them kneel in front of him. Master Splinter opened his eyes and saw them bowing their heads with their fists resting on their thighs.

He stood up and walked to the weapons cupboard, "Rise my children."

They did as they were told. Raphael was a few inches taller than _____. Opening the cupboard, he pulled out one sword. He also accidentally revealed _____'s sword that she had the day they fought her. He quickly shut the door but he knew _____ had seen. When he turned around, she was still staring at the cupboard.

"Raphael, fight _____." he ordered as he threw the sword towards her. She caught it by the handle.

"What?"

_____ smiled, "I'll be fine."

Splinter thought for a moment and pulled another sword out of the cupboard. He threw her the sword an she caught it with her other hand. She shut her eyes and thought for a minute. Then she opened them and took a deep breath.

"Hajime!"

Raphael was unsure how to fight her but when she began to attack, he was reminded of Leonardo. He began to fight angrily like he usually does with him. They fought on and on. In the end, neither of them won. _____ sat down on the floor, holding her head in her hands.

"Is something bothering you, _____?" Splinter asked.

She looked up at him and stood up, "Sorry, Master Splinter but lately…everything's seemed a little weird. It's almost as if there's something I don't know. All of a sudden, I have these reflexes and fighting skills. Where are they coming from?"

"We trained you to be like that."

"No, Sensei, I mean these actions are like nothing like you teach. You teach about control but these moves are like, fight, fight, fight and have nothing to do with control. Words like 'foot clan' stir a memory that doesn't even exist."

Splinter looked at Raphael. He knitted his eyebrows in concern, "You two find Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo. _____, keep the swords."

They both knelt down and bowed their heads, "Hai, Sensei." he left the room.

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You heard Master Splinter leave the room. Raph stood up and helped you up. You continued to stare at the cupboard. That sword…you knew that sword from somewhere.

Raph handed you a set of sheaths, "You're gonna need this."

You took them, "I'll get changed."

You changed into this ninja suit that April's dad had bought his on one of his business trips to Japan. April had given it to you knowing that she wasn't going to use it. It was a pure black body suit. You pulled your balaclava over your head and strapped the swords and their sheaths to your back. Raph was sitting in the lounge in front of the television with his pet turtle in his lap.

"Let's go Turtles of Justice." you joked.

Raph stared at you, "You sound like Leo. Please. Leo's already a pain in my butt. Two Leo's will make my life even worse."

"Race you." you challenged.

"What? Me against you? I'll totally win."

"We'll see." you ran and jumped over the ticket machines.

"Hey, that's not fair." he stood up and ran over.

"I didn't say this was going to be a fair fight." you ran off laughing and could hear Raph's footsteps behind you.

You both tied in winning first place. You pushed open the sewer lid and clambered out. Raph shut it.

"Where do you think they are?" you put your hand on your hip as you looked around. You inhaled deeply, "It's been a while since I last went out an saw New York."

There was a loud honk sound that quickly grew louder. The alleyway began to get illuminated. Raph pulled you into the shadows and you narrowly missed getting hit by a yellow, New York taxi. The taxi driver yelled curses at you while he went further and further away.

"Okay maybe it was a good thing that I stayed down there. Thanks for stopping me from becoming a grease spot on the pavement." you quickly said and breathed heavily.

Both of you walked out onto the street where the taxi had been going along. There was no one in sight. A roar was heard in the distance. Three different screams were heard. The ground trembled and you struggled to keep your footing. Leo, Donnie, and Mikey came running around the corner. Dogpound, Fishface and Snakeweed were pursuing them.

"I thought you and Leo defeated this already!" you shouted over the screaming and drew your swords.

"Me too!" he shouted back and drew his sai.

Leo, Donnie, and Mikey were coming nearer. Raph and you stood, ready to pounce. The screaming turtles turned around and stopped screaming. They panted hard.

"What do we do Leo?" you asked.

"You, Donnie and Mikey take Dogpound and Fishface. Raph and I'll take Snakeweed."

"Looks like we took a trip down to ugly town." you said. We launched ourselves onto our targets.

"Raph blends right in." Mikey repetitively attempted to hit Dogpound with his nunchuku and Donnie swiped his naginata staff at him. You slashed in warning.

"Bad, Dogpound. Sit." Donnie ordered.

"Yeah like that's gonna work." you swung your sword.

All of you fought on for hours and no one seemed to pass by the street. Dogpound, Fishface, and Snakeweed fled, disappearing around the corner.

You looked around, "Where are we?" Mikey asked.

You and the turtles were in an unlit, unfamiliar alleyway. You reflected the only light off of one of your swords. Then these ninjas came, jumping off the roofs of the buildings you were between. They were in full black body suits too except with a proper mask. There was a red strip of cloth wrapped around their head and instead of eye slits, they had these things that looked like fly eyes. You and the turtles stood back-to-back as your opponents surrounded you. A girl, a few years older than you - who was clearly the leader - jumped down last. She seemed so familiar and when she opened her mouth, you were sure that you knew her from somewhere.

"So we meet again, Leo." she smiled.

"Well I've got my brothers and a friend with me now Karai." he drew his blades.

Donnie pressed a button on his bo and a small blade came out of the end, turning it into a naginata. You don't know what Mikey pressed because he was behind you but his nunchuku had turned into a really long chain with one handle on one end with a blade acting like a hook. In short, it turned into a kusarigama. They charged. You and Leo took the girl. You thought we were going to win but she knocked Leo to the ground and his katana skittered out of reach.

"Uh oh." you whispered.

She thrust out her sword and you dodged the blade. Her eyes narrowed and she began to fight ferociously. You seemed to know every move she was going to do next. With one twist of your sword, hers flew out of her hand.

"Impossible." she said.

Police sirens wailed and blue and red lights flashed. The girl did this hand motion and the ninjas ran off. Something nagged you in the back of your mind but you ignored the thought. It was absurd to think that you knew her.

You'd never even seen her in your life.

"I do not understand how you beat me in that sword fight but I'll work it out." she threw a smoke bomb against the ground and she disappeared.

You coughed and waved the smoke away from your face. Leo stood up and collected his blades.

"Nice moves." he inserted his swords in their sheaths.

"Thanks." You choked. You pulled off by balaclava and wiped the sweat off your forehead, "You know that girl?"

"No." all but Leo said.

"Before I collapse from all my coughing, let's go home. Remind me never to ask for a dog in my entire life." you gently pounded your chest with your hand.

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April was already home and to you, she seemed much more excited than usual. She squealed when she saw you and ran over to you. She grabbed you by the wrist and pulled you into a hug. You struggled for air. Note to self: never allow an over excited person hug you after you've been hit by a smoke bomb.

"I did it _____! You were right!" she danced around.

"I was right? I mean, of course I'm right." you wheezed.

"I have this new boyfriend. His name is Casey Jones."

April put you down and you shook your head, "No, no, no, no. Not in a million years."

You head a crack behind you. Donnie's face was red with anger as he held the two pieces of his staff in his hands. You smiled nervously.

"You know what? I've got to go. Forgot -- something -- in my room…"

You ran off into your room and shut the door. Raph's anger was bad but with Donnie's anger, it's much worse. You could hear Donnie being calmed down by his brothers as he hyperventilated. You could hear him between breaths, vowing to kill you. There was the sound of struggling and you stayed by your door listening. You should have intervened and said sorry but you were absolutely terrified. You sat down by the door. There was a turtle shell that fell over it and you nearly screamed but you saw the weapons he was holding. It was Raph with his back to your door, and his sai drawn.

You slid open the door, "Donnie, I am so sorry." you stepped forward but Raph put his arm out and stopped you from going any further, "April, would you like to go inside my room? Make sure you lock yourself inside. Barricade the doors or something."

"What's going on?" she demanded.

"Nothing." you said quickly, "Just go inside. You don't want to be out right now. I don't even want to be out right now but just please go inside."

She went in, and looked at all of you, "I don't understand what's happening but please don't do anything stupid."

"Impossible ask, my dear friend." you shut the door.

"HOW COULD YOU?!?!?" Donnie attempted to swipe at you but Leo and Mikey restrained him.

"Shhhhh! She can hear us. Can we take this in the training room?" you whispered.

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You ducked to avoid his punch, "Donnie!" you jumped as he swiped at your feet, "Donnie!"

He attacked the moment you set foot in the training room. You were taken by surprise and had to hit the deck and roll on the floor to avoid getting hit. You tried to talk some sense into him. All of you did, but he wasn't listening.

"You promised!" he yelled.

"I never promised anything! You just told me to help you!" you shouted back.

"You didn't help me at all! You just made it worse!" he pressed a button on his bo and it became a naginata. The new spear embedded itself on the wall next to your head. You yelped in surprise.

"Donnie, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I will do ANYTHING to make it up to you!" one of your swords flew out of your hands.

"Go -- back -- to -- the foot clan -- where you belong!" he swung his staff.

You lost focus.

Foot clan.

He said you belonged in the foot clan.

His staff hit you square in the chest and you were thrown backwards into the wall. There was a crack sound as you hit the floor. You panted and when your eyes focused, you saw Donnie staring at you in horror.

"_____! I'm so sorry…I didn't mean…"

Master Splinter came rushing in, "Boys!" he roared.

You felt dizzy. No. You told yourself. Don't pass out now. Don't pass out now. You could feel yourself swaying and the exhaustion and the pain pulsating all over your body. Your sword felt heavier than it was meant to and you struggled to keep it up. Black dots danced in your eyes and the world turned upside down. It was like everything had gone in slow motion. You could hear your heart beat and nothing else. Their mouths were moving but you couldn't hear what they were saying. Your knees buckled beneath you and you hit the floor. Leo, Raph and Mikey knelt down next to you.

You could hear them whispering, "It's okay _____. You're gonna be okay. You're gonna be okay."

Your eyelids felt and your head lolled backwards.

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_____ had been out for hours and the longer Leo had waited out the door, the longer the hours seemed to last. Donnie had visited several times and gone inside the infirmary several times but each time he came out, he was a angrier and more upset than he was before. April had come out of _____'s room, confused and worried. Mikey hadn't been eating any pizza at all which was absolutely abnormal. He had even decided to take a rest from his DS. Leo wasn't watching his favourite TV show and Raph was letting off steam by punching the practice dummy.

"You should probably check on her." Raph said in between grunts to his older brother.

"I'll check!" Mikey yelped, ran over and slid open the door. Leo expected him to be there for a few minutes but he came out panicked a few seconds later, "She's not there."

They ran through the lair, "Where could she have gone?" Leo asked as they ran.

Raph and Donnie were in the training room. They had beat them to do it. The weapons closet door was open and it rocked back and forth. _____'s foot clan sword was gone. Thunder boomed in the distance. Raph looked everywhere and Donnie looked guiltily at him. There was a sound of sobbing. They turned to look but it wasn't April. It was Mikey.

"_____ come back! I had this level that I couldn't beat! And now there's no one who can pick up the pizza from the shop!! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

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As you sheltered under in the make-shift roof, you hugged your knees as you listened to Donnie's words echo in your head. Go back to the foot clan where you belong! Lighting flashed in the sky and you shook from the cold. You could hear your sword humming next to you. Yes, it was humming. If anyone listened to silence hard enough, you would be able to hear your own sword. The only thing that worried you now was what was going to happen to you. The foot clan was going to find you but were you going to cooperate?

No.

To be honest, you had no idea how you managed to get past the turtles. You had woken up and seen their shadows on your canvas doors. It must have been one of your foot clan instincts because you found a weak point in their guarding. They were talking and you had snuck out. Your cardboard roof was soaked and the rain started flooding in and wetting you. You shivered even more and longed to go back to your safe sanctuary with Master Splinter and the others. You felt your face becoming wet. You weren't sure if it was wet with tears or wet with rain. You pulled your balaclava over your head.

There was a soft ping a few feet ahead of you. Whatever it was popped and smoke began coming out. You choked and spluttered. The smoke cleared and Karai and the foot clan ninjas stood behind her. You weren't sure whether to be happy or afraid. You chose to be afraid. You sprang to your feet and raised your sword.

"Where are they?" Karai demanded.

"Who are you looking for?" you asked calmly.

She made a sound like a growl and drew her shikomizue, "The turtles. Where are they?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not a love messenger. I'm not passing your message onto your boyfriend." your voice dripped with false sympathy.

"I've had enough of you. Who are you?"

You slashed your foot clan sword and Karai clapped her hands and caught the blade. You struggled to free it but she studied it in her hands.

"This blade. Only one person owns this blade in this world." Karai made a hand gesture and three ninja's grabbed you from behind and one pulled your balaclava off.

You snarled at her, "You'll never find them."

"I think I've found something better. Father, the Shredder, will be pleased."

"You're dad's the Shredder?" you spat as the ninjas tightened their grip on you.

"Yes, sister. He is OUR father."

You felt like you were going to faint again, "What?"

"_____, welcome home."

The ninjas let go of you and Karai hugged you. You didn't know how to react. She studied you for a while and held your hand. You should have swung your sword. You had a clean opening to her neck but everything seemed to be familiar about it. Her hand felt familiar and her voice was the one that was helping you remember everything the most. She explained that you had been gone for three years and you were thought to have been dead. Everyone grieved except your father, the Shredder. It was the weirdest day of your life. Well if you count that weird experience with Mikey a few months back, it was the second weirdest day of your life. You were dragged (because you were reluctant to go anywhere with Karai) into this van. You began to struggle to be set free. Karai hit you across the face and with your shoulder, you wiped your lip.

"What was that for?"

"What have they done to you sister? Have no fear. We will finish them together. Tonight."

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Raph and his brothers scrambled through the lair, arming themselves with all the weapons they could think of. As they were preparing to leave, Spike had tilted his head in confusion. He patted his head with one finger and gave him a thumbs up. Leo inserted his katana blades into their sheaths, Donnie began to spin his bo, and Mikey played around with his nunchuku while having his last bits of pizza.

"Let's go."

"My sons." Master Splinter said.

They all turned and knelt, "Sensei."

"She already knows. If she refuses to come back and decides to go back and work for the Shredder, you must accept her decisions. This is dangerous for both you and her. Be careful my sons. I give you my blessing."

"Hai, Sensei."

They rushed off, half racing, down the sewer pipes. Throughout the whole journey, Mikey complained of the smell and Raph could tell that his younger brother Donnie was trying so hard not to blurt out what he was actually stepping in. Leo ran ahead with his blades at the ready in case there was any surprise attack. They were taking the back way out. Climbing up the pipe with the ladder embedded into the side, they were back on the surface. Mikey stretched and burped.

"I'm hungry." he complained.

"You ate literally 2 minutes ago." Donnie replied.

"Well, that was like forever. I'm hungry."

"Suck it up Mikey. Do you ever see Spike complaining?" Raph asked.

"Zip it, guys!" Donnie hissed, "Do you hear that? There's someone else here."

Leo immediately looked up and a few dozens of foot clan ninjas came down. They stood together, with their backs to each other. They took side steps as they analysed their opponent. Raph silently counted in his head. 1…the last of the ninjas came down, 2…there was a sound of swords getting drawn, 3…they threw their ninja throwing stars. Raph raised his hand and several of them bounced off his sai. He made a deep growling sound in his throat.

"I'm gonna kill you." an angry fire burned in Raph's eyes and they attacked.

"Nunchuck fury!" Mikey exclaimed, "Booyakasha! Cowabunga!"

Next thing they knew, almost all of the members of the foot clan were on the ground. One remained. Donnie was about to finish him off with his bo but Leo rested his hand on his shoulder. There was an exchange of glances and Donnie let him go. The ninja scrambled to his feet and ran off. Leo stood there for a few moments and darted after him. Mikey stared at Raph and shrugged his shoulders before following. They followed him down unfamiliar places, keeping their distance. Once or twice they lost him but sooner or later they'd find him standing in plain view on a roof top. This is too easy. Raph thought. This isn't right.

"Guys, stop!" he yelled but it was too late.

They were right inside enemy territory. No turtle's land as you might say. Hundreds of Kraang robots and foot clan ninjas surrounded them. Raph would have lashed out but there was just too many. It was a trap. There was a crack and Raph realised they were standing on a net. The net sprung up, trapping all of them and hanging them from the ceiling. _____, he thought to himself, _____, wherever you are, we need you. Help.

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You sat there meditating in front of your father the Shredder. You did not want to carry out a conversation with him so your only excuse not to talk was to meditate. You could hear the building leaning, the ground shaking from all the training down below. You could hear everything when you were relaxed and concentrating. Master Splinter had taught you to listen to the silence and that's when you learned silence wasn't actually that silent. There was a soft feeling of the room tilting. Very faint but pay attention it's really obvious. You sprang to your feet and threw a throwing star to where the movement had come from. The star had pinned a ninja to the wall. The other two accomplices disappeared into the dimly lit room.

"Very good _____. Looks like your foot clan reflexes are still in you." Shredder said.

"I don't want them." you muttered.

You closed your eyes and heard the humming of a sword. You spun around and intercepted it with yours. You kicked your opponent's knees and the ninja fell to the floor. Two down, one to go. You raised your swords up so it was like an 'X' in front of you. You looked around, reacting even to the slightest sound. You could hear breathing. Actually, it was more like panting. The sound was coming from above you. You threw your sword straight up and heard it embed itself on the ceiling. The room was illuminated again and you saw all the ninjas lying on the floor. You fell to your knees. You didn't want to do this. You closed your eyes and listened once more to the silence and could hear voices.

"She's done well…" you heard your father's voice.

You strained your ears and listened even harder. You heard voices that you had never heard before, 'Raise your sword -- pizza for lunch -- what time is it --' You listened as hard as you could. _____, wherever you are, we need you. Your eyes shot open. That was Raph's voice. You lost concentration. You stood up and cursed yourself for that.

"_____."

You spun around. It was the Shred- ehem, your father, whom none of the turtles liked and is Master Splinter’s sworn enemy, stood by the doorway. His helmet and his scarred eye made you tremble. Karai came and stood next to him, leaning on the door frame. You smiled sheepishly as the groaning of the ninja's could be heard. They stood up and stumbled out the door. You slid your swords back into their sheaths.

"You can go out for your evening patrol which you can't shut up about." Karai smirked.

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"I can't see a thing. It's dark. Move over."

"No you move over."

"Guys, if any of you hadn't noticed, I'M TRYING TO GET US OUT OF HERE!"

"I can't see anything. Just tell Raph to move over."

"MIKEY!"

"Leo? You there?"

"Mmm."

"Little bit of help would be nice."

"Quiet Donnie. I'm trying to think."

"Tell Mikey to do that. It's impossible."

"Is not."

"Is to."

"Is not."

"GUYS SHUT UP!"

"Raph, I say that. You just try and bend the bars."

"And you just try to pick the lock."

"Do you wear hairpins in your hair now?"

Leo kicked Donnie, "You done with the lock yet?"

"This isn't rocket science." Mikey sang out.

Donnie snorted, "Like you'd know that. All you know is the whole pizza menu in the shop."

"It's hard to do that." Mikey insisted, "I still haven't eaten. Pizza me."

"Do you really think now is the time for that?" Leo demanded.

"Shut up!" a voice in the darkness hissed.

"No you shut up." Mikey challenged, "Wait. Who said that?"

"It's me _____."

"Yeah right. _____ wouldn't know that we were here. How would she know?"

"Will you all shut up hold still?" _____ whispered.

The lights flickered on and they saw their human friend standing by the entrance to the room. She rushed over to the cage that they were in. There was a control panel which Donnie's hands were resting on. She pressed her hand against the glass in the middle of the control panel. It scanned and the door swung open.

"How'd you do that?" Donnie asked.

"Doesn't matter." she said hastily.

"DUDES! WE ARE OUT! FREE." Mikey danced around the room.

"Mikey be quiet! We might set of one of the -" a blaring sound cut _____ off, "-alarms. Go take that way. I'll be right there."

Leo and his brothers ran the way _____ had told them to go. There were no evil Kraang robots or foot clan ninjas that got in their way. They reached a garage door and Mikey heaved it open.

_____ came running, "Go!"

They quickly slipped through and Raph held the garage door up. Leo could already hear voices, "Come on _____!"

_____ whipped out her katana blade and threw it at the control panel. The door began to close, "Go! Go now. They're coming!"

"What about you?" Mikey shouted as the gap between the door and the ground grew smaller, "_____, come on!"

"I can't! I'll hold them off."

The last thing they saw before the door closed was _____ being tackled by heaps of ninjas.

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You were thrown onto your knees in front of the Shredder. You refused to call him 'father'. He stood up from his chair, "You dare insult me by freeing those turtles? Do you realise what you have done?" he demanded.

"Yes. I spared my friends, FATHER." you glared at your ninja escorts.

He swiped his hand with his blades drawn. They hit you and scratched the side of your face. You breathed hard as you could feel the blood trickling down. You stared at the floor. He said something and your blades were removed from your back and you were pulled from behind.

"Is that a way to speak to your father?"

"You aren't my father!"

"Karai is not my daughter. But you are."

"You lie!" you shouted and kicked.

Series of flashbacks hit you. A handsome young man looking down at you, loving you and little baby hands reaching out to him, you mimicking his moves as he does his training, a young Hamato Yoshi with this small baby and you as a small toddler, and being awarded with the title 'ninja'. The worst one you saw was you fighting with Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey. The memory ended with you falling backwards with the turtles peering down at you.

"Bring her to the cell. Maybe then she will learn."

You were lifted up and carried away. You tried to wriggle free and even kicked but nothing seemed to be working. You were thrown violently into the cell where they had held Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey captive. One of the ninja's held something in their hand but before you could stop and think what it was, he had hit it against your head.

You were knocked out cold. You woke up a few hours later to the sound of shuffling and whispering. You slowly backed away from the cage side, your head throbbing. You could barely think straight as you heard the door swing open. You didn't know what to do and you edged further and further away from where the sound had come from. There was the sound of sai being drawn and you shut your eyes tight. You fell down onto your side from the dizziness.

"_____. It's Donnie." a voice said. You slowly and carefully reached out and felt a familiar hand, sighing in relief, "We're gonna get you out."

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You lay on the couch, back in your old gear, in front of the TV while Leo watched Space Heroes. You rubbed your head as Splinter stood above you, examining you. Raph sat across for you and you sat up. Mikey and Donnie were sitting on the floor in front of you, challenging each other in a video game. April was nowhere to be seen but her laptop was there which was strange. She never left without her laptop.

"Hey Donnie." you called, "Do you have any idea where April is? I mean, her laptop's here and that's unusual. Would you like me to try and get in?"

"Uh…do you know her password?" Donnie asked without taking his eyes off of his DS, "I would do it but I'm kind of busy now. I also wouldn't do it cause it's hers."

You lifted it off the arm rest and placed it on your lap. Lifting up the lid, you pressed the spacebar to turn it on. As it powered up, you watched Leo sit in front of the TV with his eyes fixated on the screen. You would always laugh at that. Master Splinter stood behind you and you stood up.

"Master Splinter, may I ask you something? In private?"

"Of course. Come with me." Master Splinter began walking away and you jumped over the couch, with April's laptop in hand, and followed him.

You sat together in the training room and April's laptop sat next to you. You knelt down and kept your head bowed. As Master Splinter got ready, April's laptop started to turn on. He knelt in front of you.

"What is it _____?"

You lifted your head, "I know this might be a little hard for you. You don't have to answer if you do not want, but Karai, the Shredder's - well not really the Shredder's - daughter. He says her name is," you paused and took a breath, "Miwa." Thunder boomed in the distance and you continued, "He told me she was your daughter and that he took her away. Do you know about this? I-I'm sorry. I should have never asked you."

You turned away but instead of Master Splinter letting you go or getting mad, he said, "Yes it is true _____. She is my daughter but is instead growing up, believing she is the daughter of Oroku Saki."

The lights of the lair flickered. You stared at April's laptop and Leo called from the TV room, "_____, did you turn off the TV?"

Master Splinter sprang to his feet and you did the same. You scooped up April's laptop and ran to where Leo and the rest were. Placing April's laptop on the kitchen counter, Donnie pressed a few keys. Typing in several codes in an attempt to hack it, the lights kept flickering. After a few moments, he was in and a video played on the screen. It was the Kraang.

"The Kraang have the one that is called April which the Kraang has. She will be staying with the Kraang until the turtles come out for Kraang. The Shredder talked to Kraang and demands the one called _____. Kraang has already started looking for the one called _____ whom the Kraang looks for."

You typed quickly onto the keyboard and Donnie pushed you over, "Holy cow, this thing was sent barely a few minutes ago! We have to go and get April!"

The last image shown on the screen was April trying to find her way out of a glass cylinder. Something about it made it so familiar. You had been in one of those before and you were sure of it. It was almost impossible to get out alive. You looked at it grimly and pressed 'enter'. A map of the world began to get scanned and a blinking red dot stopped over New York. The screen zoomed in and you stared at the location.

"Where is that?" Mikey shoved his face close to the screen.

You inhaled sharply, "That's…that's my home. Not the foot clan hideout. I know it. I've been there before." you pointed to the dot.

"How does the Shredder know where your home is? I mean, does he like stalk you or something? That's so creepy." Mikey's eyes widened.

"You now know where my home is. Do you stalk me?" you asked.

Mikey turned pale, "No."

"Care to lead the way?" Leo asked.

You sighed, "If I'm going to die tonight, might as well give you a tour of my house."

-----time skip-----

You pushed the front door and it swung open, revealing a corridor. You leaned back as the familiar smell of the inside overwhelmed you. Mikey stepped forward and you put your hand on his chest to stop him. From the floor, three blades stabbed upwards to hit anyone who would have been standing there. You knew it had been there. Father - ehem…Shredder - had put it there for security reasons in case Master Splinter came along. Everything was coming back to you slowly.

"Whoa dude. That would suck for the guy who stood there." Mikey smiled.

"Yeah. And that guy was going to be you if you walked a step further." you stabbed your sword into the right wall of the corridor and sparks flew.

The blades came up and stopped, unable to go any further as the control panel embedded in the wall had been damaged. You pulled your sword out and drew your other blade out, keeping it ahead of you. You stepped over the booby trap and the turtles and Master Splinter followed. He had insisted on coming along and you were still trying to work out why.

You passed several rooms and no one seemed to be in any of them. All of your old toys were there, still left lying on the floor. In the training room, there was a mantel piece surrounded by candles. On it were several photos. You walked in with your swords at the ready but no one was there either. Walking towards the mantel piece, you saw that the photos were of Shredder, a woman, and a little baby girl. As you looked through the photos, the girl grew up and by the time she was a toddler, the mother had disappeared completely in the photos. You had lost her in an 'accident'. The latest one was of you three years ago standing next to the Shredder. You looked away.

Leo stared at you, "_____, your dad…he's -"

Oroku Saki's voice boomed in the room, "The Shredder."

Several foot clan ninjas and Karai came flooding into the massive training room. The Shredder dropped down from the ceiling.

"How did they get in here? There was no one when we checked." Donnie raised his naginata.

"Trap door. Father told me about a trap door. Why did I forget?!" you slapped your forehead, "What's the plan Captain Ryan slash Leo?"

"_____, you take Karai. We'll take the ninjas. Donnie, find April. Master Splinter will take the Shredder."

"Did you just tell Master Splinter what to do?" Mikey asked.

"Donnie, watch out. There are many more booby traps but you should be okay." you warned.

Donnie ran off and you dodged a flurry of shuriken, or ninja throwing stars. Someone jumped on you from behind.

Let the fight begin.

You backed up against a wall and began smash your free loader against it. They let go and you saw who had jumped on you. It was Karai.

"You betrayed me, you betrayed father, you betrayed your family." Karai thrust our her katana blade and you had to arch your body to avoid it.

You landed in a squat, "Karai, listen to me. You are not the daughter of Shredder."

"Do not lie to me." she swung at you and a parried. "I am the daughter of Shredder. I never had a sister. He made me promise as a young child not to tell you. Listen to me!"

"Oh yeah? Then who's my father?"

You ducked to avoid her blow, "Hamato Yoshi."

Her expression changed to fury. She knocked one of your katana out of your hand and kicked your knee. You fell to the floor. Karai kicked your other blade out of your hand and kicked you in the stomach. You yelped and gasped for air. You looked up at her.

With great effort, you sat up to look up at her "Face it Miwa. You cannot hide from the truth."

She put her foot on your shoulder. You looked up at her painfully. She smiled evilly. You quickly grabbed her leg and pulled her towards you. She toppled backwards and you pushed her towards the feet of Master Splinter. You grimaced and held your stomach. She sprang to her feet and raised her sword to him. You threw a shuriken and it hit the hilt of the katana. The blade flew out of her hand. You saw Shredder standing in a corner, ready with another set of shuriken.

"Master Splinter!" you yelped and lunged forward. The shuriken embedded themselves into your shoulder.

Shredder glared at you, "What are you doing daughter? Karai come!"

The foot ninjas dispersed and disappeared along with Karai and Shredder. You lay on the floor staring at the ceiling, wondering what the hell you had just done. Everyone stood over you. Mikey knelt down and picked you up gently. Donnie came running with April, unconscious in his arms. He must have tinkered the circuits to get her out of the cylinder. You knew he could do it.

"Thank you _____. You saved me." Master Splinter bowed his head.

You groaned, "Anytime sensei. Anytime."

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"Dude, you are so dead."

"Oh yeah? I dare you."

"No me! I dibs first."

"I've been waiting for this my whole life."

"To beat up Mikey?"

"Yes…but I was referring to Space Heroes."

"You watched it yesterday. You've waited exactly 24 hours."

"I've waited 24 hours to plant your face on the wall."

"What did I do, Raph? I didn't do anything."

"You were moving your mouth and useless facts came out. That's something."

"Since when?"

"Raph, I'm kind in the middle of trying to watch Space Heroes so…KEEP IT DOWN!"

"Do you want to join Donnie in my gardening project?"

"Uh, Raph, you don't like gardening."

"I was talking about smashing your head against the wall."

"Dude, I did not see the connection between gardening and smashing."

"You don't see the connection between anything Mikey."

"For once I agree with Donnie."

"I have nothing to say."

"He's face planting your head against your wall! What more of a description do you want?!"

"Sorry? I kinda tuned out. You lost me at the gardening bit. I think the place needs some daisies."

"Why do you want daisies? AND I'M NOT GARDENING, MIKEY, YOU IDIOT."

"SHUT UP ALL OF YOU. THIS IS MY FAVOURITE PART!" Leo barked.

You lay on the sofa (yes, again) and watched Leo in front of the TV. The quarrel between Raph, Donnie, and Mikey about gardening was happening behind you. You sipped your bitter green tea and your eyes watered from the bad taste. Your shoulder was wrapped with several bandages and Master Splinter had insisted that you drink green tea for your internal injuries. Mainly for your strength you guessed. April was in your room, still unconscious. You sat up with great effort and slowly stood up.

"Where are you going, _____?" Raph asked.

"Just need to do something." you hobbled over to your room and Donnie rushed over. He let you lean on him, "Thanks."

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Donnie left _____ in her room where April was. A few minutes later, April came out. He had no idea what _____ had done but he had no time to give a second thought to it because Mikey came back from picking up the pizza. Raph rushed over and grabbed a few slices.

"Celebrate for our victory!" Mikey yelled, "High three!"

They all raised their hands. Donnie looked around for _____ but she was nowhere to be seen.

"Guys, where's _____?" he asked.

"No idea." Raph said.

"Come on."

Donnie dragged the three of them by the masks and pulled them into the training room. She was kneeling there with her back to all of them, with her foot clan katana blades and ninja suit in her lap. Splinter was in the room too but _____ didn't know any of them were there. Leo approached but Splinter stopped him.

"My son, she needs some time."

"Why? We can help her."

"She does not just have physical wounds. After hearing she was the daughter of the Shredder, she was heartbroken. She is the true daughter of the Shredder."

"Come on guys." Leo dragged Raph and Donnie away, "Let's give them some time while we watch Space Heroes."

"Aww Leo! Do we have to?" Donnie whined.

"Yes." Leo hissed.

Splinter followed them out leaving Mikey behind. He approached her,

"Hey." Mikey sat down next to her.

"Hey." she replied bluntly without lifting her head.

"Are you okay?"

She inhaled deeply and looked at him, "Yeah."

"So…" Mikey started.

_____ sat up and hugged him tight. He jolted in surprise but did not resist and hugged her back in return. She trembled slightly in his arms and he held on tighter, not wanting to let go. There was a crash behind them and they let go of each other. Turning around, they saw Leo, Donnie, and Raph tackling each other to the floor. _____ snorted gently.

"Gimme the remote!" Leo yelled.

"No, it's mine!" Raph held it against his chest and pulled his whole body inside his shell.

Donnie banged on it, "Hey! I need the batteries in that!"

"Get your own!" Raph's voice echoed inside the shell.

"What do you think I'm doing?!" Donnie demanded.

"Banging on my shell."

"Get out now! I need to finish the season finale of Space Heroes!" Leo began spinning Raph on the floor until he came out.

"I don't feel so good." Raph groaned.

Leo snatched the remote from his clutches, "Thank you."

_____ jumped to her feet, "I wanna see the finale."

Mikey shook his head, "You have got to be joking."

"Well if Raph's about to puke just because of the fight, there must be a pretty good reason to watch it."

Mikey muttered, "Okay."

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You sat on the couch and watched the introduction. It was okay and you could kind of tell why Leo liked the show so much. The show ended and Donnie gawked at the screen.

"What. Did. I. Just. Watch." Donnie stared at Leo.

Leo rolled across the floor with his arms and legs flailing everywhere, "The best show ever!"

Mikey shook his head, "I've seen better. I mean have you seen this other show - "

You snatched the remote off the floor before Mikey picked it up, "Don't you dare. Space Heroes was enough for me. No more TV."

"Hey gimme that!"

You rolled away, "Watch where you put that shell!"

"Gimme that remote!"

"No way, Jose!"

Donnie leaned back into the couch, "Oh boy."

Raph laughed, "This'll be interesting."

Leo tried to grab you, "I want it!"

You stood up and began running through the lair, "If you want it, come and get it."

Mikey sat up, "Oh no you don't.'

"Mine!"

"No, mine!" Leo shoved Mikey out of the way.

The door to your room opened and a dazed looking April walked out, "What happened?"

"Space Heroes just ended with a season finale." Mikey stuffed his face with pizza.

"I mean before that."

"Oh, you were taken by the Shredder and we saved you. I was also beaten up by Karai, whom Leo had a crush on, and who was meant to be my sister and…yeah." you rested your head in your hands.

"Gimme that remote!"

You hid behind April as Leo and Mikey came running towards you. They smiled and tried to grab you but you put your hands on her shoulders and avoided their grabs. They circled her and you circled with them on the opposite side of April. April looked at us confused but she said nothing.

"What are you doing?"

You hid behind her again, "Trying to stay alive."

Mikey laughed, "From the turtles of DOOM!"

"DOOM!"

"Yes, the turtles of DOOM!"

Raph snickered and joined in the chase, "I am the monster of DOOM!"

You threw the remote far away, ran away from April and dove for the remote. You caught it right before it hit the floor. Mikey shrieked but heaved a sigh of relief knowing that you just caught it. Raph threw a shuriken at the buttons below the TV screen and it turned back on. Leo pulled Mikey away and tried to pursue you. Mikey grabbed his legs and Leo fell flat on his face.

"DOOM!"

"What are you blabbering on about?" she asked.

You ducked behind her again, "There's a guy named Fester Packman or something - "

Mikey mimicked Baxter Stockman's voice, "It's Baxter Stockman!"

" - and he named all his weapons with the word 'doom'. Monster of doom, missiles of doom, suit of doom, maze of doom, yada yada yada."

Leo crawled across the floor, "Honestly, if you ask me, people are getting so stupid now-a-days. Like Mikey for example."

Mikey jumped on top of him and dragged him away, "Hey!"

Leo clawed at the floor and Raph was laughing hysterically as he watched him. Leo punched Raph in the shin as he was dragged by and Raph stepped on Leo's fingers. Donnie didn't know how to react and April had a blank expression on her face.

Donnie rubbed the back of his neck nervously and looked at April, "Ignore them."

"Thanks for the bracelet by the way." April lifted her hand and the bracelet you had bought was on her wrist.

"Uh…" Donnie looked at you.

Peering over April's shoulder you winked.

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Donatello looked at April and his eyes glazed over. You poked him but he didn't even react. Leonardo passed by holding his favourite comic book and rushed in front of the television. You sighed as his favourite TV show theme music began to play. Raphael continued doing his push-ups a few feet away from the kitchen. Michelangelo on the other hand was playing games on a DS with a slice of pizza stuffed in his mouth and tomato sauce smeared on his lips. April was sitting on the couch with her back to you, working on something that was on her laptop. Donatello sighed and you pinched his arm.

"Ow!" he yelped.

"Donnie, you're too obvious." you whispered, "Just go, sit next to her, and asked her out. You've been staring at her for ages and I've been sitting here for ages waiting for you."

He stared at you, "_____, you have no idea how hard it is for a mutant ninja turtle to ask a regular human out!"

You nodded sarcastically, "Point taken. I have no idea because I'm like April. A 'regular' human. I live with four ninja turtles and a rat sensei; all of which are considered normal."

Donnie looked at you sadly, ignoring your previous statement, "She'll never say 'yes'. She doesn't even notice me."

"How do you even know that? Donnie, I might not know a lot about relationships but I do know how a girl acts when they notice a guy. She has totally noticed you. I mean, you made a flow chart on how to ask her out. What girl doesn't notice that?" you put your hands flat on the table.

He thought for a few moments, "You're right. And how did she notice the flowchart?"

"You do know that your flowchart's on the fridge right? Anyway, she noticed you when -"

He cut you off, "You know much more about girls." he looked at you right in the eye, "You're gonna help me."

You didn't think you heard him right, "I'm sorry, what?"

"You are gonna help me. You're the perfect one who can help."

"Help with what?" a voice said.

"I'm sensing something. Something that actually made me stop eating pizza. Yes, guys, you heard me right. Whatever is here right now, is more awesome than pizza." Mikey rushed over and sat down next to you.

Leo walked over, "Good timing. My show just finished. What's happening?"

You slapped your forehead, stood up, jumped over the couch and sat down next to April, "Hey April!"

She looked at you then back at her screen, "Oh hey _____."

"Whatya doing?" you asked.

"Emailing people."

"April, it's the holidays. There's heaps of time to do that later. Speaking of heaps of time…" you sat cross legged on the couch, "…there's heaps of time in choosing a boyfriend!" you forced a happy face.

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Leo stared at Donnie, "You made her do this didn't you?"

Donnie raised his finger, "Technically I didn't make her do it. She could have easily said 'no'."

"You know she won't." Leo slapped his forehead and shook his head. He couldn't believe that his younger brother was so desperate that he decided to use their other human friend, _____, to get April to like him.

Raph sighed and knocked on Donnie's head, "Donnie, when are you ever gonna get, in that massive brain of yours, that you don't have a chance with April."

Mikey ran over to the pizza box, grabbed another slice and ran back to them. He gobbled it down, "You know, this actually isn't more interesting than pizza." he said with a full mouth, "Asteroid belt, here I come!"

"Yes it's interesting." Donnie argued, "I mean, not that I care. I mean, of course I care! I mean -"

Raph put his hand over Donnie's mouth, "If you wanted to go this far in trying to achieve a date with April, we might at least listen to how the conversation is going."

Leo rested his hands on the table, "Donnie, she isn't in the right state. Anything could happen to her. She still feels lost."

"April is ready. She isn't lost." he insisted.

"I wasn't talking about April."

"Oh yeah, I still remember -" Mikey started.

"Shut up idiot!" Leo hissed, "Master Splinter told us to never talk about that day if she can hear us."

"I was gonna say I can still remember my high score that I had on that day. It was 5864." Mikey said proudly, "Now it's 6231."

"Mikey!" they all said in unison.

~flashback~

Master Splinter, Leo, and all of his younger brothers gathered around the girl who was about their age. A girl from the foot-clan named _____. The other foot-clan members lay knocked out on the ground. But this one caught their attention as she had been a good fighter. She had put up a strong fight with Leo and Raph but when Mikey and Donnie joined in, she stood no chance. Raph had thrown her down the side of the building. _____ landed on the garbage dump: a soft landing. They had run back down to where she landed. _____ began to stir and everyone drew their weapons as she opened her eyes. She backed away, eyes wide with fear.

"Who are you? What are you? Who am I?" she asked as she continued to back away. Her hand rubbed the back of her head and when she stopped rubbing, her hand was wet with blood.

Master Splinter put his hand on Leo's forearm. They all put away their weapons as their adopted rat father approached _____. She backed away even further.

"_____, you are hurt. Let us help you. We're your friends. I'm Master Splinter, and these are my sons Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo."

_____'s expression relaxed to the nth degree, "I don't…I don't remember."

~end of flashback~

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You shook your head, "April, it's right in front of you! Donnie is the one."

"I don't know. You think?"

"I know." you smiled as the goal had been achieved. You yawned, "It's a bit late. See you tomorrow. Good night. You should sleep too."

You back flipped and landed on your feet behind the couch. Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey were watching you from a distance. You stared at Donnie with an expression that said 'You owe me. Big time'. Walking past them, you went into your room and got ready for bed. It was quite late but the teenage mutant ninja turtles never sleep.

You fell asleep then and there on the couch in your room. When you woke up, it was early morning. You took a shower and got ready for breakfast. Donnie was in the kitchen cooking something. Raph was pulverising the dummy hanging from the ceiling and Leo was sitting at the table reading a newspaper. Well, you thought it was a newspaper but it turned out to be a comic book. Mikey was nowhere to be seen. Master Splinter came in with his staff thumping gently against the floor.

"_____, will you wake up Michelangelo?" he asked.

You stood up and bowed your head, "Hai, Sensei." you rushed off to find him.

He was in the tech room where Donnie keeps all of his toys. He was sleeping on the table, snoring. His DS was in front of him with 'GAME OVER' dancing around the screen.

You shook his shell gently, "Mikey. Mikey. Michelangelo! Wake up!" you poked his face, "Come on you hibernator!"

He grunted and murmured, "How come we can't tell _____ the truth? -- That's not fair -- She should know…"

You backed away. What didn't you know? Mikey suddenly jumped up onto the table and began to spin his nunchuku.

"Booyakasha!!" he yelled.

It was as if your body thought for itself. You lunged forward, managed to grab on to one of his nunchuku and stop it spinning. You swung my arm back and he was thrown to the other side of the room. You held one nunchuku in your hand.

He groaned an rubbed his head, "Raph…that wasn't fair." he looked up and saw you staring at him, "_____? Did you… Did you hear - "

You walked over to him and helped him up. You was still in a daze, "Um, you were talking and -" You handed him his weapon, "- and I heard…" your voice faltered.

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Mikey turned his head. All of his brothers and Master Splinter were standing at the door. They were looking at him with angry faces saying 'What have you done?!' He smiled nervously at them. They had seen and heard the whole thing. From the muttering in his sleep to _____ flipping him over and throwing him across the room.

"I'm sorry." _____ stammered, "I don't know -- I don't know what happened…" she pressed her hand against her head and collapsed.

They rushed over to her. _____ was knocked out cold.

"Mikey, what did we tell you?" Leo hissed.

"I'm sorry guys! It was an accident! I was dreaming about it and I must have said something." Mikey raised his hands in defence.

Raph came back out from _____'s room and shut the door, "What EXACTLY did you say?" he said in a 'quiet anger' tone.

Mikey said nothing. Leo banged his fists against the table, "What did you say?!"

Mikey backed away, surprised by Leo's sudden burst of anger, "I-I must have said something about telling her the truth."

Donnie shook his head, "This isn't good. We have to do something."

"Like what?" Raph demanded, "We can't brainwash her or something."

"Yes, that is an option." Donnie scratched his chin.

"My sons, I shall handle her myself through training. You must all be cautious of what you say." Master Splinter said as he gestured angrily to all of them, "If she discovers who she truly is, we will have a big problem on our hands. One of you, look after _____."

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You woke up, lying on your bed. You sat up and looked around. There was a turtle shadow that fell on your door and disappeared. Then it reappeared. Someone (some turtle) was pacing in front of your door.

You opened the slid open the door and Raph froze, "Hi, _____. How are you feeling? You've been out for a while."

"Oh you won't believe me. I had this dream that you and and the guys were keeping a secret from me." you laughed, "Weird huh?"

He didn't reply but he twirled his sai and put back into his sheaths which were on his shell. He smiled at you and you yawned. You tried to fix up your hair as best as you could.

"What time is it anyway? Where's everyone?" you stepped out and shut the door.

"It's afternoon already. April had to go to school, Leo, Donnie, and Mikey are out, Master Splinter's in the training room."

"Thanks."

"Master Splinter wants to see you."

"Oh okay. Do you wanna come?"

"Sure. I'll teach you how to fight to proper way." he punched his palm.

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Master Splinter sat, kneeling, with his eyes closed. He heard very soft steps that stopped near the door. He felt the ground groan more than it would for one person.

"My children. Come in." he said without opening his eyes.

There were steps approaching him. One set was light meaning it must have been _____. The other was heavy and strong meaning it must have been Raphael. He sensed them kneel in front of him. Master Splinter opened his eyes and saw them bowing their heads with their fists resting on their thighs.

He stood up and walked to the weapons cupboard, "Rise my children."

They did as they were told. Raphael was a few inches taller than _____. Opening the cupboard, he pulled out one sword. He also accidentally revealed _____'s sword that she had the day they fought her. He quickly shut the door but he knew _____ had seen. When he turned around, she was still staring at the cupboard.

"Raphael, fight _____." he ordered as he threw the sword towards her. She caught it by the handle.

"What?"

_____ smiled, "I'll be fine."

Splinter thought for a moment and pulled another sword out of the cupboard. He threw her the sword an she caught it with her other hand. She shut her eyes and thought for a minute. Then she opened them and took a deep breath.

"Hajime!"

Raphael was unsure how to fight her but when she began to attack, he was reminded of Leonardo. He began to fight angrily like he usually does with him. They fought on and on. In the end, neither of them won. _____ sat down on the floor, holding her head in her hands.

"Is something bothering you, _____?" Splinter asked.

She looked up at him and stood up, "Sorry, Master Splinter but lately…everything's seemed a little weird. It's almost as if there's something I don't know. All of a sudden, I have these reflexes and fighting skills. Where are they coming from?"

"We trained you to be like that."

"No, Sensei, I mean these actions are like nothing like you teach. You teach about control but these moves are like, fight, fight, fight and have nothing to do with control. Words like 'foot clan' stir a memory that doesn't even exist."

Splinter looked at Raphael. He knitted his eyebrows in concern, "You two find Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo. _____, keep the swords."

They both knelt down and bowed their heads, "Hai, Sensei." he left the room.

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You heard Master Splinter leave the room. Raph stood up and helped you up. You continued to stare at the cupboard. That sword…you knew that sword from somewhere.

Raph handed you a set of sheaths, "You're gonna need this."

You took them, "I'll get changed."

You changed into this ninja suit that April's dad had bought his on one of his business trips to Japan. April had given it to you knowing that she wasn't going to use it. It was a pure black body suit. You pulled your balaclava over your head and strapped the swords and their sheaths to your back. Raph was sitting in the lounge in front of the television with his pet turtle in his lap.

"Let's go Turtles of Justice." you joked.

Raph stared at you, "You sound like Leo. Please. Leo's already a pain in my butt. Two Leo's will make my life even worse."

"Race you." you challenged.

"What? Me against you? I'll totally win."

"We'll see." you ran and jumped over the ticket machines.

"Hey, that's not fair." he stood up and ran over.

"I didn't say this was going to be a fair fight." you ran off laughing and could hear Raph's footsteps behind you.

You both tied in winning first place. You pushed open the sewer lid and clambered out. Raph shut it.

"Where do you think they are?" you put your hand on your hip as you looked around. You inhaled deeply, "It's been a while since I last went out an saw New York."

There was a loud honk sound that quickly grew louder. The alleyway began to get illuminated. Raph pulled you into the shadows and you narrowly missed getting hit by a yellow, New York taxi. The taxi driver yelled curses at you while he went further and further away.

"Okay maybe it was a good thing that I stayed down there. Thanks for stopping me from becoming a grease spot on the pavement." you quickly said and breathed heavily.

Both of you walked out onto the street where the taxi had been going along. There was no one in sight. A roar was heard in the distance. Three different screams were heard. The ground trembled and you struggled to keep your footing. Leo, Donnie, and Mikey came running around the corner. Dogpound, Fishface and Snakeweed were pursuing them.

"I thought you and Leo defeated this already!" you shouted over the screaming and drew your swords.

"Me too!" he shouted back and drew his sai.

Leo, Donnie, and Mikey were coming nearer. Raph and you stood, ready to pounce. The screaming turtles turned around and stopped screaming. They panted hard.

"What do we do Leo?" you asked.

"You, Donnie and Mikey take Dogpound and Fishface. Raph and I'll take Snakeweed."

"Looks like we took a trip down to ugly town." you said. We launched ourselves onto our targets.

"Raph blends right in." Mikey repetitively attempted to hit Dogpound with his nunchuku and Donnie swiped his naginata staff at him. You slashed in warning.

"Bad, Dogpound. Sit." Donnie ordered.

"Yeah like that's gonna work." you swung your sword.

All of you fought on for hours and no one seemed to pass by the street. Dogpound, Fishface, and Snakeweed fled, disappearing around the corner.

You looked around, "Where are we?" Mikey asked.

You and the turtles were in an unlit, unfamiliar alleyway. You reflected the only light off of one of your swords. Then these ninjas came, jumping off the roofs of the buildings you were between. They were in full black body suits too except with a proper mask. There was a red strip of cloth wrapped around their head and instead of eye slits, they had these things that looked like fly eyes. You and the turtles stood back-to-back as your opponents surrounded you. A girl, a few years older than you - who was clearly the leader - jumped down last. She seemed so familiar and when she opened her mouth, you were sure that you knew her from somewhere.

"So we meet again, Leo." she smiled.

"Well I've got my brothers and a friend with me now Karai." he drew his blades.

Donnie pressed a button on his bo and a small blade came out of the end, turning it into a naginata. You don't know what Mikey pressed because he was behind you but his nunchuku had turned into a really long chain with one handle on one end with a blade acting like a hook. In short, it turned into a kusarigama. They charged. You and Leo took the girl. You thought we were going to win but she knocked Leo to the ground and his katana skittered out of reach.

"Uh oh." you whispered.

She thrust out her sword and you dodged the blade. Her eyes narrowed and she began to fight ferociously. You seemed to know every move she was going to do next. With one twist of your sword, hers flew out of her hand.

"Impossible." she said.

Police sirens wailed and blue and red lights flashed. The girl did this hand motion and the ninjas ran off. Something nagged you in the back of your mind but you ignored the thought. It was absurd to think that you knew her.

You'd never even seen her in your life.

"I do not understand how you beat me in that sword fight but I'll work it out." she threw a smoke bomb against the ground and she disappeared.

You coughed and waved the smoke away from your face. Leo stood up and collected his blades.

"Nice moves." he inserted his swords in their sheaths.

"Thanks." You choked. You pulled off by balaclava and wiped the sweat off your forehead, "You know that girl?"

"No." all but Leo said.

"Before I collapse from all my coughing, let's go home. Remind me never to ask for a dog in my entire life." you gently pounded your chest with your hand.

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April was already home and to you, she seemed much more excited than usual. She squealed when she saw you and ran over to you. She grabbed you by the wrist and pulled you into a hug. You struggled for air. Note to self: never allow an over excited person hug you after you've been hit by a smoke bomb.

"I did it _____! You were right!" she danced around.

"I was right? I mean, of course I'm right." you wheezed.

"I have this new boyfriend. His name is Casey Jones."

April put you down and you shook your head, "No, no, no, no. Not in a million years."

You head a crack behind you. Donnie's face was red with anger as he held the two pieces of his staff in his hands. You smiled nervously.

"You know what? I've got to go. Forgot -- something -- in my room…"

You ran off into your room and shut the door. Raph's anger was bad but with Donnie's anger, it's much worse. You could hear Donnie being calmed down by his brothers as he hyperventilated. You could hear him between breaths, vowing to kill you. There was the sound of struggling and you stayed by your door listening. You should have intervened and said sorry but you were absolutely terrified. You sat down by the door. There was a turtle shell that fell over it and you nearly screamed but you saw the weapons he was holding. It was Raph with his back to your door, and his sai drawn.

You slid open the door, "Donnie, I am so sorry." you stepped forward but Raph put his arm out and stopped you from going any further, "April, would you like to go inside my room? Make sure you lock yourself inside. Barricade the doors or something."

"What's going on?" she demanded.

"Nothing." you said quickly, "Just go inside. You don't want to be out right now. I don't even want to be out right now but just please go inside."

She went in, and looked at all of you, "I don't understand what's happening but please don't do anything stupid."

"Impossible ask, my dear friend." you shut the door.

"HOW COULD YOU?!?!?" Donnie attempted to swipe at you but Leo and Mikey restrained him.

"Shhhhh! She can hear us. Can we take this in the training room?" you whispered.

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You ducked to avoid his punch, "Donnie!" you jumped as he swiped at your feet, "Donnie!"

He attacked the moment you set foot in the training room. You were taken by surprise and had to hit the deck and roll on the floor to avoid getting hit. You tried to talk some sense into him. All of you did, but he wasn't listening.

"You promised!" he yelled.

"I never promised anything! You just told me to help you!" you shouted back.

"You didn't help me at all! You just made it worse!" he pressed a button on his bo and it became a naginata. The new spear embedded itself on the wall next to your head. You yelped in surprise.

"Donnie, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I will do ANYTHING to make it up to you!" one of your swords flew out of your hands.

"Go -- back -- to -- the foot clan -- where you belong!" he swung his staff.

You lost focus.

Foot clan.

He said you belonged in the foot clan.

His staff hit you square in the chest and you were thrown backwards into the wall. There was a crack sound as you hit the floor. You panted and when your eyes focused, you saw Donnie staring at you in horror.

"_____! I'm so sorry…I didn't mean…"

Master Splinter came rushing in, "Boys!" he roared.

You felt dizzy. No. You told yourself. Don't pass out now. Don't pass out now. You could feel yourself swaying and the exhaustion and the pain pulsating all over your body. Your sword felt heavier than it was meant to and you struggled to keep it up. Black dots danced in your eyes and the world turned upside down. It was like everything had gone in slow motion. You could hear your heart beat and nothing else. Their mouths were moving but you couldn't hear what they were saying. Your knees buckled beneath you and you hit the floor. Leo, Raph and Mikey knelt down next to you.

You could hear them whispering, "It's okay _____. You're gonna be okay. You're gonna be okay."

Your eyelids felt and your head lolled backwards.

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_____ had been out for hours and the longer Leo had waited out the door, the longer the hours seemed to last. Donnie had visited several times and gone inside the infirmary several times but each time he came out, he was a angrier and more upset than he was before. April had come out of _____'s room, confused and worried. Mikey hadn't been eating any pizza at all which was absolutely abnormal. He had even decided to take a rest from his DS. Leo wasn't watching his favourite TV show and Raph was letting off steam by punching the practice dummy.

"You should probably check on her." Raph said in between grunts to his older brother.

"I'll check!" Mikey yelped, ran over and slid open the door. Leo expected him to be there for a few minutes but he came out panicked a few seconds later, "She's not there."

They ran through the lair, "Where could she have gone?" Leo asked as they ran.

Raph and Donnie were in the training room. They had beat them to do it. The weapons closet door was open and it rocked back and forth. _____'s foot clan sword was gone. Thunder boomed in the distance. Raph looked everywhere and Donnie looked guiltily at him. There was a sound of sobbing. They turned to look but it wasn't April. It was Mikey.

"_____ come back! I had this level that I couldn't beat! And now there's no one who can pick up the pizza from the shop!! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

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As you sheltered under in the make-shift roof, you hugged your knees as you listened to Donnie's words echo in your head. Go back to the foot clan where you belong! Lighting flashed in the sky and you shook from the cold. You could hear your sword humming next to you. Yes, it was humming. If anyone listened to silence hard enough, you would be able to hear your own sword. The only thing that worried you now was what was going to happen to you. The foot clan was going to find you but were you going to cooperate?

No.

To be honest, you had no idea how you managed to get past the turtles. You had woken up and seen their shadows on your canvas doors. It must have been one of your foot clan instincts because you found a weak point in their guarding. They were talking and you had snuck out. Your cardboard roof was soaked and the rain started flooding in and wetting you. You shivered even more and longed to go back to your safe sanctuary with Master Splinter and the others. You felt your face becoming wet. You weren't sure if it was wet with tears or wet with rain. You pulled your balaclava over your head.

There was a soft ping a few feet ahead of you. Whatever it was popped and smoke began coming out. You choked and spluttered. The smoke cleared and Karai and the foot clan ninjas stood behind her. You weren't sure whether to be happy or afraid. You chose to be afraid. You sprang to your feet and raised your sword.

"Where are they?" Karai demanded.

"Who are you looking for?" you asked calmly.

She made a sound like a growl and drew her shikomizue, "The turtles. Where are they?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not a love messenger. I'm not passing your message onto your boyfriend." your voice dripped with false sympathy.

"I've had enough of you. Who are you?"

You slashed your foot clan sword and Karai clapped her hands and caught the blade. You struggled to free it but she studied it in her hands.

"This blade. Only one person owns this blade in this world." Karai made a hand gesture and three ninja's grabbed you from behind and one pulled your balaclava off.

You snarled at her, "You'll never find them."

"I think I've found something better. Father, the Shredder, will be pleased."

"You're dad's the Shredder?" you spat as the ninjas tightened their grip on you.

"Yes, sister. He is OUR father."

You felt like you were going to faint again, "What?"

"_____, welcome home."

The ninjas let go of you and Karai hugged you. You didn't know how to react. She studied you for a while and held your hand. You should have swung your sword. You had a clean opening to her neck but everything seemed to be familiar about it. Her hand felt familiar and her voice was the one that was helping you remember everything the most. She explained that you had been gone for three years and you were thought to have been dead. Everyone grieved except your father, the Shredder. It was the weirdest day of your life. Well if you count that weird experience with Mikey a few months back, it was the second weirdest day of your life. You were dragged (because you were reluctant to go anywhere with Karai) into this van. You began to struggle to be set free. Karai hit you across the face and with your shoulder, you wiped your lip.

"What was that for?"

"What have they done to you sister? Have no fear. We will finish them together. Tonight."

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Raph and his brothers scrambled through the lair, arming themselves with all the weapons they could think of. As they were preparing to leave, Spike had tilted his head in confusion. He patted his head with one finger and gave him a thumbs up. Leo inserted his katana blades into their sheaths, Donnie began to spin his bo, and Mikey played around with his nunchuku while having his last bits of pizza.

"Let's go."

"My sons." Master Splinter said.

They all turned and knelt, "Sensei."

"She already knows. If she refuses to come back and decides to go back and work for the Shredder, you must accept her decisions. This is dangerous for both you and her. Be careful my sons. I give you my blessing."

"Hai, Sensei."

They rushed off, half racing, down the sewer pipes. Throughout the whole journey, Mikey complained of the smell and Raph could tell that his younger brother Donnie was trying so hard not to blurt out what he was actually stepping in. Leo ran ahead with his blades at the ready in case there was any surprise attack. They were taking the back way out. Climbing up the pipe with the ladder embedded into the side, they were back on the surface. Mikey stretched and burped.

"I'm hungry." he complained.

"You ate literally 2 minutes ago." Donnie replied.

"Well, that was like forever. I'm hungry."

"Suck it up Mikey. Do you ever see Spike complaining?" Raph asked.

"Zip it, guys!" Donnie hissed, "Do you hear that? There's someone else here."

Leo immediately looked up and a few dozens of foot clan ninjas came down. They stood together, with their backs to each other. They took side steps as they analysed their opponent. Raph silently counted in his head. 1…the last of the ninjas came down, 2…there was a sound of swords getting drawn, 3…they threw their ninja throwing stars. Raph raised his hand and several of them bounced off his sai. He made a deep growling sound in his throat.

"I'm gonna kill you." an angry fire burned in Raph's eyes and they attacked.

"Nunchuck fury!" Mikey exclaimed, "Booyakasha! Cowabunga!"

Next thing they knew, almost all of the members of the foot clan were on the ground. One remained. Donnie was about to finish him off with his bo but Leo rested his hand on his shoulder. There was an exchange of glances and Donnie let him go. The ninja scrambled to his feet and ran off. Leo stood there for a few moments and darted after him. Mikey stared at Raph and shrugged his shoulders before following. They followed him down unfamiliar places, keeping their distance. Once or twice they lost him but sooner or later they'd find him standing in plain view on a roof top. This is too easy. Raph thought. This isn't right.

"Guys, stop!" he yelled but it was too late.

They were right inside enemy territory. No turtle's land as you might say. Hundreds of Kraang robots and foot clan ninjas surrounded them. Raph would have lashed out but there was just too many. It was a trap. There was a crack and Raph realised they were standing on a net. The net sprung up, trapping all of them and hanging them from the ceiling. _____, he thought to himself, _____, wherever you are, we need you. Help.

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You sat there meditating in front of your father the Shredder. You did not want to carry out a conversation with him so your only excuse not to talk was to meditate. You could hear the building leaning, the ground shaking from all the training down below. You could hear everything when you were relaxed and concentrating. Master Splinter had taught you to listen to the silence and that's when you learned silence wasn't actually that silent. There was a soft feeling of the room tilting. Very faint but pay attention it's really obvious. You sprang to your feet and threw a throwing star to where the movement had come from. The star had pinned a ninja to the wall. The other two accomplices disappeared into the dimly lit room.

"Very good _____. Looks like your foot clan reflexes are still in you." Shredder said.

"I don't want them." you muttered.

You closed your eyes and heard the humming of a sword. You spun around and intercepted it with yours. You kicked your opponent's knees and the ninja fell to the floor. Two down, one to go. You raised your swords up so it was like an 'X' in front of you. You looked around, reacting even to the slightest sound. You could hear breathing. Actually, it was more like panting. The sound was coming from above you. You threw your sword straight up and heard it embed itself on the ceiling. The room was illuminated again and you saw all the ninjas lying on the floor. You fell to your knees. You didn't want to do this. You closed your eyes and listened once more to the silence and could hear voices.

"She's done well…" you heard your father's voice.

You strained your ears and listened even harder. You heard voices that you had never heard before, 'Raise your sword -- pizza for lunch -- what time is it --' You listened as hard as you could. _____, wherever you are, we need you. Your eyes shot open. That was Raph's voice. You lost concentration. You stood up and cursed yourself for that.

"_____."

You spun around. It was the Shred- ehem, your father, whom none of the turtles liked and is Master Splinter’s sworn enemy, stood by the doorway. His helmet and his scarred eye made you tremble. Karai came and stood next to him, leaning on the door frame. You smiled sheepishly as the groaning of the ninja's could be heard. They stood up and stumbled out the door. You slid your swords back into their sheaths.

"You can go out for your evening patrol which you can't shut up about." Karai smirked.

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"I can't see a thing. It's dark. Move over."

"No you move over."

"Guys, if any of you hadn't noticed, I'M TRYING TO GET US OUT OF HERE!"

"I can't see anything. Just tell Raph to move over."

"MIKEY!"

"Leo? You there?"

"Mmm."

"Little bit of help would be nice."

"Quiet Donnie. I'm trying to think."

"Tell Mikey to do that. It's impossible."

"Is not."

"Is to."

"Is not."

"GUYS SHUT UP!"

"Raph, I say that. You just try and bend the bars."

"And you just try to pick the lock."

"Do you wear hairpins in your hair now?"

Leo kicked Donnie, "You done with the lock yet?"

"This isn't rocket science." Mikey sang out.

Donnie snorted, "Like you'd know that. All you know is the whole pizza menu in the shop."

"It's hard to do that." Mikey insisted, "I still haven't eaten. Pizza me."

"Do you really think now is the time for that?" Leo demanded.

"Shut up!" a voice in the darkness hissed.

"No you shut up." Mikey challenged, "Wait. Who said that?"

"It's me _____."

"Yeah right. _____ wouldn't know that we were here. How would she know?"

"Will you all shut up hold still?" _____ whispered.

The lights flickered on and they saw their human friend standing by the entrance to the room. She rushed over to the cage that they were in. There was a control panel which Donnie's hands were resting on. She pressed her hand against the glass in the middle of the control panel. It scanned and the door swung open.

"How'd you do that?" Donnie asked.

"Doesn't matter." she said hastily.

"DUDES! WE ARE OUT! FREE." Mikey danced around the room.

"Mikey be quiet! We might set of one of the -" a blaring sound cut _____ off, "-alarms. Go take that way. I'll be right there."

Leo and his brothers ran the way _____ had told them to go. There were no evil Kraang robots or foot clan ninjas that got in their way. They reached a garage door and Mikey heaved it open.

_____ came running, "Go!"

They quickly slipped through and Raph held the garage door up. Leo could already hear voices, "Come on _____!"

_____ whipped out her katana blade and threw it at the control panel. The door began to close, "Go! Go now. They're coming!"

"What about you?" Mikey shouted as the gap between the door and the ground grew smaller, "_____, come on!"

"I can't! I'll hold them off."

The last thing they saw before the door closed was _____ being tackled by heaps of ninjas.

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You were thrown onto your knees in front of the Shredder. You refused to call him 'father'. He stood up from his chair, "You dare insult me by freeing those turtles? Do you realise what you have done?" he demanded.

"Yes. I spared my friends, FATHER." you glared at your ninja escorts.

He swiped his hand with his blades drawn. They hit you and scratched the side of your face. You breathed hard as you could feel the blood trickling down. You stared at the floor. He said something and your blades were removed from your back and you were pulled from behind.

"Is that a way to speak to your father?"

"You aren't my father!"

"Karai is not my daughter. But you are."

"You lie!" you shouted and kicked.

Series of flashbacks hit you. A handsome young man looking down at you, loving you and little baby hands reaching out to him, you mimicking his moves as he does his training, a young Hamato Yoshi with this small baby and you as a small toddler, and being awarded with the title 'ninja'. The worst one you saw was you fighting with Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey. The memory ended with you falling backwards with the turtles peering down at you.

"Bring her to the cell. Maybe then she will learn."

You were lifted up and carried away. You tried to wriggle free and even kicked but nothing seemed to be working. You were thrown violently into the cell where they had held Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey captive. One of the ninja's held something in their hand but before you could stop and think what it was, he had hit it against your head.

You were knocked out cold. You woke up a few hours later to the sound of shuffling and whispering. You slowly backed away from the cage side, your head throbbing. You could barely think straight as you heard the door swing open. You didn't know what to do and you edged further and further away from where the sound had come from. There was the sound of sai being drawn and you shut your eyes tight. You fell down onto your side from the dizziness.

"_____. It's Donnie." a voice said. You slowly and carefully reached out and felt a familiar hand, sighing in relief, "We're gonna get you out."

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You lay on the couch, back in your old gear, in front of the TV while Leo watched Space Heroes. You rubbed your head as Splinter stood above you, examining you. Raph sat across for you and you sat up. Mikey and Donnie were sitting on the floor in front of you, challenging each other in a video game. April was nowhere to be seen but her laptop was there which was strange. She never left without her laptop.

"Hey Donnie." you called, "Do you have any idea where April is? I mean, her laptop's here and that's unusual. Would you like me to try and get in?"

"Uh…do you know her password?" Donnie asked without taking his eyes off of his DS, "I would do it but I'm kind of busy now. I also wouldn't do it cause it's hers."

You lifted it off the arm rest and placed it on your lap. Lifting up the lid, you pressed the spacebar to turn it on. As it powered up, you watched Leo sit in front of the TV with his eyes fixated on the screen. You would always laugh at that. Master Splinter stood behind you and you stood up.

"Master Splinter, may I ask you something? In private?"

"Of course. Come with me." Master Splinter began walking away and you jumped over the couch, with April's laptop in hand, and followed him.

You sat together in the training room and April's laptop sat next to you. You knelt down and kept your head bowed. As Master Splinter got ready, April's laptop started to turn on. He knelt in front of you.

"What is it _____?"

You lifted your head, "I know this might be a little hard for you. You don't have to answer if you do not want, but Karai, the Shredder's - well not really the Shredder's - daughter. He says her name is," you paused and took a breath, "Miwa." Thunder boomed in the distance and you continued, "He told me she was your daughter and that he took her away. Do you know about this? I-I'm sorry. I should have never asked you."

You turned away but instead of Master Splinter letting you go or getting mad, he said, "Yes it is true _____. She is my daughter but is instead growing up, believing she is the daughter of Oroku Saki."

The lights of the lair flickered. You stared at April's laptop and Leo called from the TV room, "_____, did you turn off the TV?"

Master Splinter sprang to his feet and you did the same. You scooped up April's laptop and ran to where Leo and the rest were. Placing April's laptop on the kitchen counter, Donnie pressed a few keys. Typing in several codes in an attempt to hack it, the lights kept flickering. After a few moments, he was in and a video played on the screen. It was the Kraang.

"The Kraang have the one that is called April which the Kraang has. She will be staying with the Kraang until the turtles come out for Kraang. The Shredder talked to Kraang and demands the one called _____. Kraang has already started looking for the one called _____ whom the Kraang looks for."

You typed quickly onto the keyboard and Donnie pushed you over, "Holy cow, this thing was sent barely a few minutes ago! We have to go and get April!"

The last image shown on the screen was April trying to find her way out of a glass cylinder. Something about it made it so familiar. You had been in one of those before and you were sure of it. It was almost impossible to get out alive. You looked at it grimly and pressed 'enter'. A map of the world began to get scanned and a blinking red dot stopped over New York. The screen zoomed in and you stared at the location.

"Where is that?" Mikey shoved his face close to the screen.

You inhaled sharply, "That's…that's my home. Not the foot clan hideout. I know it. I've been there before." you pointed to the dot.

"How does the Shredder know where your home is? I mean, does he like stalk you or something? That's so creepy." Mikey's eyes widened.

"You now know where my home is. Do you stalk me?" you asked.

Mikey turned pale, "No."

"Care to lead the way?" Leo asked.

You sighed, "If I'm going to die tonight, might as well give you a tour of my house."

-----time skip-----

You pushed the front door and it swung open, revealing a corridor. You leaned back as the familiar smell of the inside overwhelmed you. Mikey stepped forward and you put your hand on his chest to stop him. From the floor, three blades stabbed upwards to hit anyone who would have been standing there. You knew it had been there. Father - ehem…Shredder - had put it there for security reasons in case Master Splinter came along. Everything was coming back to you slowly.

"Whoa dude. That would suck for the guy who stood there." Mikey smiled.

"Yeah. And that guy was going to be you if you walked a step further." you stabbed your sword into the right wall of the corridor and sparks flew.

The blades came up and stopped, unable to go any further as the control panel embedded in the wall had been damaged. You pulled your sword out and drew your other blade out, keeping it ahead of you. You stepped over the booby trap and the turtles and Master Splinter followed. He had insisted on coming along and you were still trying to work out why.

You passed several rooms and no one seemed to be in any of them. All of your old toys were there, still left lying on the floor. In the training room, there was a mantel piece surrounded by candles. On it were several photos. You walked in with your swords at the ready but no one was there either. Walking towards the mantel piece, you saw that the photos were of Shredder, a woman, and a little baby girl. As you looked through the photos, the girl grew up and by the time she was a toddler, the mother had disappeared completely in the photos. You had lost her in an 'accident'. The latest one was of you three years ago standing next to the Shredder. You looked away.

Leo stared at you, "_____, your dad…he's -"

Oroku Saki's voice boomed in the room, "The Shredder."

Several foot clan ninjas and Karai came flooding into the massive training room. The Shredder dropped down from the ceiling.

"How did they get in here? There was no one when we checked." Donnie raised his naginata.

"Trap door. Father told me about a trap door. Why did I forget?!" you slapped your forehead, "What's the plan Captain Ryan slash Leo?"

"_____, you take Karai. We'll take the ninjas. Donnie, find April. Master Splinter will take the Shredder."

"Did you just tell Master Splinter what to do?" Mikey asked.

"Donnie, watch out. There are many more booby traps but you should be okay." you warned.

Donnie ran off and you dodged a flurry of shuriken, or ninja throwing stars. Someone jumped on you from behind.

Let the fight begin.

You backed up against a wall and began smash your free loader against it. They let go and you saw who had jumped on you. It was Karai.

"You betrayed me, you betrayed father, you betrayed your family." Karai thrust our her katana blade and you had to arch your body to avoid it.

You landed in a squat, "Karai, listen to me. You are not the daughter of Shredder."

"Do not lie to me." she swung at you and a parried. "I am the daughter of Shredder. I never had a sister. He made me promise as a young child not to tell you. Listen to me!"

"Oh yeah? Then who's my father?"

You ducked to avoid her blow, "Hamato Yoshi."

Her expression changed to fury. She knocked one of your katana out of your hand and kicked your knee. You fell to the floor. Karai kicked your other blade out of your hand and kicked you in the stomach. You yelped and gasped for air. You looked up at her.

With great effort, you sat up to look up at her "Face it Miwa. You cannot hide from the truth."

She put her foot on your shoulder. You looked up at her painfully. She smiled evilly. You quickly grabbed her leg and pulled her towards you. She toppled backwards and you pushed her towards the feet of Master Splinter. You grimaced and held your stomach. She sprang to her feet and raised her sword to him. You threw a shuriken and it hit the hilt of the katana. The blade flew out of her hand. You saw Shredder standing in a corner, ready with another set of shuriken.

"Master Splinter!" you yelped and lunged forward. The shuriken embedded themselves into your shoulder.

Shredder glared at you, "What are you doing daughter? Karai come!"

The foot ninjas dispersed and disappeared along with Karai and Shredder. You lay on the floor staring at the ceiling, wondering what the hell you had just done. Everyone stood over you. Mikey knelt down and picked you up gently. Donnie came running with April, unconscious in his arms. He must have tinkered the circuits to get her out of the cylinder. You knew he could do it.

"Thank you _____. You saved me." Master Splinter bowed his head.

You groaned, "Anytime sensei. Anytime."

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"Dude, you are so dead."

"Oh yeah? I dare you."

"No me! I dibs first."

"I've been waiting for this my whole life."

"To beat up Mikey?"

"Yes…but I was referring to Space Heroes."

"You watched it yesterday. You've waited exactly 24 hours."

"I've waited 24 hours to plant your face on the wall."

"What did I do, Raph? I didn't do anything."

"You were moving your mouth and useless facts came out. That's something."

"Since when?"

"Raph, I'm kind in the middle of trying to watch Space Heroes so…KEEP IT DOWN!"

"Do you want to join Donnie in my gardening project?"

"Uh, Raph, you don't like gardening."

"I was talking about smashing your head against the wall."

"Dude, I did not see the connection between gardening and smashing."

"You don't see the connection between anything Mikey."

"For once I agree with Donnie."

"I have nothing to say."

"He's face planting your head against your wall! What more of a description do you want?!"

"Sorry? I kinda tuned out. You lost me at the gardening bit. I think the place needs some daisies."

"Why do you want daisies? AND I'M NOT GARDENING, MIKEY, YOU IDIOT."

"SHUT UP ALL OF YOU. THIS IS MY FAVOURITE PART!" Leo barked.

You lay on the sofa (yes, again) and watched Leo in front of the TV. The quarrel between Raph, Donnie, and Mikey about gardening was happening behind you. You sipped your bitter green tea and your eyes watered from the bad taste. Your shoulder was wrapped with several bandages and Master Splinter had insisted that you drink green tea for your internal injuries. Mainly for your strength you guessed. April was in your room, still unconscious. You sat up with great effort and slowly stood up.

"Where are you going, _____?" Raph asked.

"Just need to do something." you hobbled over to your room and Donnie rushed over. He let you lean on him, "Thanks."

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Donnie left _____ in her room where April was. A few minutes later, April came out. He had no idea what _____ had done but he had no time to give a second thought to it because Mikey came back from picking up the pizza. Raph rushed over and grabbed a few slices.

"Celebrate for our victory!" Mikey yelled, "High three!"

They all raised their hands. Donnie looked around for _____ but she was nowhere to be seen.

"Guys, where's _____?" he asked.

"No idea." Raph said.

"Come on."

Donnie dragged the three of them by the masks and pulled them into the training room. She was kneeling there with her back to all of them, with her foot clan katana blades and ninja suit in her lap. Splinter was in the room too but _____ didn't know any of them were there. Leo approached but Splinter stopped him.

"My son, she needs some time."

"Why? We can help her."

"She does not just have physical wounds. After hearing she was the daughter of the Shredder, she was heartbroken. She is the true daughter of the Shredder."

"Come on guys." Leo dragged Raph and Donnie away, "Let's give them some time while we watch Space Heroes."

"Aww Leo! Do we have to?" Donnie whined.

"Yes." Leo hissed.

Splinter followed them out leaving Mikey behind. He approached her,

"Hey." Mikey sat down next to her.

"Hey." she replied bluntly without lifting her head.

"Are you okay?"

She inhaled deeply and looked at him, "Yeah."

"So…" Mikey started.

_____ sat up and hugged him tight. He jolted in surprise but did not resist and hugged her back in return. She trembled slightly in his arms and he held on tighter, not wanting to let go. There was a crash behind them and they let go of each other. Turning around, they saw Leo, Donnie, and Raph tackling each other to the floor. _____ snorted gently.

"Gimme the remote!" Leo yelled.

"No, it's mine!" Raph held it against his chest and pulled his whole body inside his shell.

Donnie banged on it, "Hey! I need the batteries in that!"

"Get your own!" Raph's voice echoed inside the shell.

"What do you think I'm doing?!" Donnie demanded.

"Banging on my shell."

"Get out now! I need to finish the season finale of Space Heroes!" Leo began spinning Raph on the floor until he came out.

"I don't feel so good." Raph groaned.

Leo snatched the remote from his clutches, "Thank you."

_____ jumped to her feet, "I wanna see the finale."

Mikey shook his head, "You have got to be joking."

"Well if Raph's about to puke just because of the fight, there must be a pretty good reason to watch it."

Mikey muttered, "Okay."

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You sat on the couch and watched the introduction. It was okay and you could kind of tell why Leo liked the show so much. The show ended and Donnie gawked at the screen.

"What. Did. I. Just. Watch." Donnie stared at Leo.

Leo rolled across the floor with his arms and legs flailing everywhere, "The best show ever!"

Mikey shook his head, "I've seen better. I mean have you seen this other show - "

You snatched the remote off the floor before Mikey picked it up, "Don't you dare. Space Heroes was enough for me. No more TV."

"Hey gimme that!"

You rolled away, "Watch where you put that shell!"

"Gimme that remote!"

"No way, Jose!"

Donnie leaned back into the couch, "Oh boy."

Raph laughed, "This'll be interesting."

Leo tried to grab you, "I want it!"

You stood up and began running through the lair, "If you want it, come and get it."

Mikey sat up, "Oh no you don't.'

"Mine!"

"No, mine!" Leo shoved Mikey out of the way.

The door to your room opened and a dazed looking April walked out, "What happened?"

"Space Heroes just ended with a season finale." Mikey stuffed his face with pizza.

"I mean before that."

"Oh, you were taken by the Shredder and we saved you. I was also beaten up by Karai, whom Leo had a crush on, and who was meant to be my sister and…yeah." you rested your head in your hands.

"Gimme that remote!"

You hid behind April as Leo and Mikey came running towards you. They smiled and tried to grab you but you put your hands on her shoulders and avoided their grabs. They circled her and you circled with them on the opposite side of April. April looked at us confused but she said nothing.

"What are you doing?"

You hid behind her again, "Trying to stay alive."

Mikey laughed, "From the turtles of DOOM!"

"DOOM!"

"Yes, the turtles of DOOM!"

Raph snickered and joined in the chase, "I am the monster of DOOM!"

You threw the remote far away, ran away from April and dove for the remote. You caught it right before it hit the floor. Mikey shrieked but heaved a sigh of relief knowing that you just caught it. Raph threw a shuriken at the buttons below the TV screen and it turned back on. Leo pulled Mikey away and tried to pursue you. Mikey grabbed his legs and Leo fell flat on his face.

"DOOM!"

"What are you blabbering on about?" she asked.

You ducked behind her again, "There's a guy named Fester Packman or something - "

Mikey mimicked Baxter Stockman's voice, "It's Baxter Stockman!"

" - and he named all his weapons with the word 'doom'. Monster of doom, missiles of doom, suit of doom, maze of doom, yada yada yada."

Leo crawled across the floor, "Honestly, if you ask me, people are getting so stupid now-a-days. Like Mikey for example."

Mikey jumped on top of him and dragged him away, "Hey!"

Leo clawed at the floor and Raph was laughing hysterically as he watched him. Leo punched Raph in the shin as he was dragged by and Raph stepped on Leo's fingers. Donnie didn't know how to react and April had a blank expression on her face.

Donnie rubbed the back of his neck nervously and looked at April, "Ignore them."

"Thanks for the bracelet by the way." April lifted her hand and the bracelet you had bought was on her wrist.

"Uh…" Donnie looked at you.

Peering over April's shoulder you winked.